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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Takamasa Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiko Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Masuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsuneyasu Nagatomo, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenji Yoneda, Shizuoka, JP;
Takamasa Hase, Tokyo, JP;
Yukiko Iwasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Minoru Masuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Tsuneyasu Nagatomo, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenji Yoneda, Shizuoka, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming method is provided. The method includes the steps of forming an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductor; developing the electrostatic latent image into a toner image with a toner; transferring the toner image onto a recording medium having a smoothness of 20 s or less; and fixing the toner image on the recording medium. The toner exhibits an adhesion force of 100 gf or more, where the adhesion force is the maximum value of a pull force between a layer of the toner and standard paper determined by a tacking test with a probe temperature of 140° C.